Lumra / Winged-Stem Laggera
Laggera alata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-March
How to identify Lumra
Identify Lumra by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lumra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Laggera alata
- Genus
- Laggera
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Malesia, China, Java, Tropical Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lumra itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lumra itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Lumra
- Kannada
- Bettada, Kuppegida
About Lumra
Winged-Stem Laggera (Laggera alata) is a herb in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh and 6 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Lumra belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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